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Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in
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C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the
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Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, bochs can
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be compiled to emulate a 386, 486, Pentium, Pentium Pro or AMD64 CPU,
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including optional MMX, SSE, SSE2 and 3DNow instructions.
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Bochs is capable of running most Operating Systems inside the emulation
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including Linux, DOS, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT/2000/XP.
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Bochs was written by Kevin Lawton and is currently maintained by the Bochs
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project.
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Bochs can be compiled and used in a variety of modes, some which are still
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in development. The 'typical' use of bochs is to provide complete x86 PC
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emulation, including the x86 processor, hardware devices, and memory. This
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allows you to run OS's and software within the emulator on your workstation,
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much like you have a machine inside of a machine. For instance, let's say
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your workstation is a Unix/X11 workstation, but you want to run Win'95
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applications. Bochs will allow you to run Win 95 and associated software
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on your Unix/X11 workstation, displaying a window on your workstation,
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simulating a monitor on a PC.
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WWW: http://bochs.sourceforge.net/
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